Trump’s speech was about ‘setting the stage’ to reject midterm election results: Top Intel Cmte. Dem
July 17, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Donald Trump’s primetime address where, as Rep. Himes says, he “lied to the American public.” Trump’s claim that U.S. elections have been “rigged” is “how American democracy goes away,” Rep. Himes says.
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